Railway police ASI, aide held by CBI for demanding Rs 20,000 bribe

IANS | March 24, 2025 8:21 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested an assistant sub-inspector of Railway Protection Force (RPF) and a technician (electrical) in Uttarakhand for demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from the vehicle owner after threatening to arrest him for an alleged accident.

Cash at home: Delhi HC withdraws Justice Varma from judicial work; MPs seek discussion (Lead)

IANS | March 24, 2025 3:05 PM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday revised the Roster for sitting judges taking Justice Yashwant Varma off judicial work in keeping with a direction from Chief Justice of India (CJI), Sanjiv Khanna who has constituted a three-member panel to investigate the alleged recovery of cash at the former’s home. The controversy also saw two Congress MPs giving Adjournment Motion notices in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, seeking an immediate discussion on the matter.

'Cheap publicity', BJP, Shiv Sena leaders slam Kunal Kamra

IANS | March 24, 2025 11:49 AM

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A major political controversy has erupted after stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra uploaded a video on his YouTube channel, referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a "traitor".

Municipal Corporation bulldozes Nagpur violence mastermind Fahim Khan's house

IANS | March 24, 2025 11:22 AM

Nagpur, March 24 (IANS) The Municipal Corporation of Nagpur on Monday carried out a bulldozer operation at the residence of Fahim Khan, the alleged mastermind behind the March 17 violence that erupted in response to Vishwa Hindu Parishad's (VHP) demand to remove Aurangzeb's tomb in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

Kunal Kamra row: Mumbai Police register case on vandalism, to question Shiv Sena leaders

IANS | March 24, 2025 9:42 AM

Mumbai, March 24 (IANS) The Mumbai Police on Monday registered an offence against Shiv Sena social media in-charge Rahool Kanal, Bandra Vibhag Pramukh Kunal Sarmalkar and 18 others on Monday in connection with the vandalism at the UniContinental Hotel where stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra staged his show in which he referred to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a "traitor”.

RG Kar case: Fresh hearing at Calcutta HC to start from today

IANS | March 24, 2025 9:02 AM

Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) A single-judge bench of Calcutta High Court, from Monday, will hear the plea of the parents of R.G. Kar rape and murder victim questioning the progress of the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the crime.